Welcome to the Hatbox! My name is Stephen Hatfield, and this is my personal blog, where I talk about things that interest me. The site is built using Expression Engine, and the template was designed by Simon Collison etc.
A New Retiree
That would be me. After 30 years at Lilly and 6 years at the University of Minnesota before that, I am retiring officially at the end of the year. My last working day was Friday December 18th. Prior to leaving I had a very nice retiree lunch sponsored by the company, an extremely nice retirement reception, a super lunch hosted by the quality group I worked with the last few years, a nice evening with one of my best co-workers, Anand, and lastly a nice after work celebration with my quality buddies. Leaving the parking structure for the last time as an employee felt strange and exhilarating.
It is starting to really sink in now but it is taking some time. Last Saturday I found myself thinking about work stuff and reminded myself I didn’t have to do that anymore. On Sunday, when I moved my briefcase to set up to iron my shirts like I always do, I realized I didn’t need that anymore either. It is now emptied and stored.
I am really looking forward to January 4th, 2010, though. When I wake up that day, and not to an alarm clock, I can lay back and relish NOT having to go to work that day!
I haven’t decided for sure what I am going to do but when I decide, you can find out here.